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Camp Mystic Director Apologizes, Plans May Reopening Amid Deficiencies

4/29/2026

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Edward Eastland, a Camp Mystic director, apologized to victims’ families at a Texas legislative hearing on April 28 2026.
State regulators cited 22 emergency-plan deficiencies and said the medical director has not reported the deaths, while directors pledged new flood, fire, tornado and intruder drills.
Camp owners plan to reopen unflooded sections in May for about 900 summer attendees despite opposition from victims’ families and some state officials.

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Edward Eastland, a Camp Mystic director, apologized to victims’ families at a Texas legislative hearing on April 28 2026.
State regulators cited 22 emergency-plan deficiencies and said the medical director has not reported the deaths, while directors pledged new flood, fire, tornado and intruder drills.
Camp owners plan to reopen unflooded sections in May for about 900 summer attendees despite opposition from victims’ families and some state officials.